# US 2023/0053331 A1 · Remote control for vehicle interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053331 A1 - Document ID: US20230053331A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/793,182 - Filed: 2020-01-15 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-15 - Assignees: Toyota Motor Europe - Applicants: Toyota Motor Europe - Inventors: Aurélien BADOIL - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053331A1 ## CPC - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/25: using haptic output - B60K 35/26: using acoustic output - B60N 2/797: {for use as electrical control means, e.g. switches} - B60R 13/0262: {Mid-console liners} - G01B 7/16: for measuring the deformation in a solid, e.g. by resistance strain gauge - G01L 5/223: {to joystick controls} - G06F 3/0338: with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks - G06F 3/03547: {Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface} - B60K 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments - B60K 2360/126: Rotatable input devices for instruments - B60K 2360/128: Axially displaceable input devices for instruments - B60K 2360/143: Touch sensitive instrument input devices - B60K 2360/55: Remote control arrangements - B60K 2360/774: on or in the centre console - B60R 2013/0287: {integrating other functions or accessories} - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS - G01L: MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE (weighing G01G) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A remote control an automotive vehicle, the remote control including a 3-D shaped object, stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensors, the remote control being configured to control a display of the automotive vehicle, the remote control being configured to be integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-11. (canceled) ### Claim 12 A remote control for an automotive vehicle, the remote control comprising a 3-D shaped object, a plurality of stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the automotive vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensors, the remote control being configured to control a display of the automotive vehicle, the remote control being configured to be integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The remote control according to claim 12, wherein the stretch sensors are radially disposed around the 3-D shaped object. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The remote control according to claim 12, wherein the 3-D shaped object is sandwiched between two stretch fabric layers. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The remote control according to claim 12, wherein the 3-D shaped object comprises a recess, and the plurality of stretch sensors comprise weaved stretch sensors forming a weaving of stretch sensors which covers said recess so as to allow deformation of the weaved stretch sensors into the recess, the control unit being configured to collect information from the weaved stretch sensors. ### Claim 16 An automotive vehicle comprising a remote control and a display, the remote control comprising a 3-D shaped object, a plurality of stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensors, the remote control being configured to control the display and the remote control being integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The automotive vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the remote control is integrated in an armrest. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The automotive vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the remote control is integrated in a center console. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The automotive vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the 3-D shaped object is sandwiched between two stretch fabric layers. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The automotive vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the 3-D shaped object comprises a recess, and the stretch sensors comprise weaved stretch sensors forming a weaving of stretch sensors which covers said recess so as to allow deformation of the weaved stretch sensors into the recess, the control unit being configured to collect information from the weaved stretch sensors. ### Claim 21 A method of remote control of a display of an automotive vehicle, the remote control comprising a 3-D shaped object, a plurality of stretch sensors connecting the 3-D shaped object to a structure of the automotive vehicle and a control unit configured to collect information from the stretch sensor, the remote control being integrated in a stretchable fabric part of an interior of the vehicle, the method comprising: grasping the 3-D shaped object; deforming the stretch sensors by interacting with the 3-D shaped object; collecting information on deformation of the stretch sensors by the control unit; sending collected information by the control unit to a vehicle system controlling the display. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, wherein deforming the stretch sensors comprises rotating the 3-D shaped object. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, wherein deforming the stretch sensors comprises pressing the 3-D shaped object. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, wherein deforming the stretch sensors comprises translating the 3-D shaped object.